What is your cadence for backlog refinement and sprint planning, and how do you ensure strategic alignment?
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 6mo
I'm a big fan of quarterly planning. But I absolutely HATE overly complicated, unnecessarily long planning of any kind. I like the kind of planning that provides clarity,...
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Product Management Leader • 6mo
I like to think of backlog refinement, sprint planning, and strategic alignment as connected rituals that keep teams both grounded and adaptable.Backlog refinementThis sh...
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Gainsight Director, Product Management | Formerly Cisco • 6mo
We follow a biweekly cadence for backlog refinement and sprint planning to stay agile in execution while maintaining alignment with longer-term strategic goals. This rhyt...
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Salesforce Senior Director of Product Management • 6mo
We run a 2 weeks dev sprint and release cycle. Staretgic alignment is done using OKR based framework. We call it V2MOM (Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures)....
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Splunk Director of Product Management • 6mo
Strategic alignment is not a one-time activity—it’s a continuous operating rhythm. In an era of AI-driven acceleration and rapidly evolving customer expectations, agility...
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 6mo
Each of our product teams has some flexibility in how they operate, but I've found that aligning around traditional agile and scrum frameworks tends to work best for main...
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